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Date Biscuits | Sofrat hadhramia
Date and dried fruit Biscuits
Ingredients:
- Half a cup of dates.
- Two and a half cups of flour.
- Half a teaspoon of salt.
- A teaspoon of vanilla.
- Half a cup of powdered sugar.
- Half a cup of dried fruits.
- A cup of butter.
- Half a cup of pistachios.
Preparation:
- Put the salt, flour, dates and fruits in a bowl and mix well until the fruits are covered with flour.
- Put the butter and sugar in a blender at medium speed until the mixture becomes creamy.
- Add vanilla to the mixture and turn on the blender for a few seconds.
- Pour the mixture into a bowl, add the flour and fruits to it and stir until you get a slightly crumbly dough.
- Turn on the oven to a temperature of one hundred and eighty degrees Celsius.
- Shape the dough into molds or as desired in a spaced manner after greasing the tray with ghee.
- Bake the biscuits for eight to ten minutes until the color becomes light golden.
- Leave the biscuits to cool, then add powdered sugar on top.
Jam-Stuffed Biscuits
Ingredients:
Filling ingredients:
- One cup of apricot jam.
Dough ingredients:
- A teaspoon of liquid vanilla.
- Half a cup of fine sugar.
- One cup of butter.
- Three and a quarter cups of flour.
Preparation:
- Put the butter in the mixer for two minutes, then add the sugar and vanilla and continue mixing until the mixture becomes light in color.
- Add the flour and mix at a slow speed until a dough is formed.
- Cut the dough into two equal parts, and put it in the refrigerator for a while until it solidifies.
- Heat the oven to a temperature of one hundred and eighty degrees Celsius.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator until it softens a little before starting to roll it out.
- Roll out the first dough using a rolling pin and cut it into shapes as desired.
- Arrange the shapes in a tray after greasing it with ghee, then roll out the second dough in the same way and the same number.
- Bake the biscuits for 10 to 12 minutes until golden, then leave to cool. Spread the jam on the biscuit, then place the toasted biscuit on top.
Caramel Biscuits
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
- 1 cup of powdered sugar.
- 2 cups of flour.
- 1 cup of ground walnuts.
- 1 cup of butter.
Caramel filling ingredients:
- A pinch of salt.
- 1 cup of brown sugar.
- 2 cups of powdered white sugar.
- Half a teaspoon of vanilla.
- Half a cup of butter.
- Half a cup of milk.
Preparation:
- Put the butter, sugar and vanilla in a blender until the mixture becomes creamy.
- Put the mixture in a bowl, and add the flour and ground walnuts to it until the dough is formed.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Spread the dough in a tray, and make a hole in the middle of each piece using the tip of a spoon.
- Bake the biscuits for fifteen minutes until become golden.
- Leave the biscuits to cool.
Caramel filling:
- Melt the butter over the heat, then add the sugar and salt, and continue stirring for two minutes.
- Add the milk and leave it to boil for two minutes.
- Leave the caramel to cool, then add the sugar and vanilla, and continue stirring until the mixture is homogeneous.
- Place the caramel filling in the middle of the ready biscuit pieces.
Almond Butter Biscuits
Ingredients:
- A teaspoon of liquid vanilla.
- A pinch of salt.
- Half a cup of ground sugar.
- Half a cup of chopped almonds.
- One cup of butter.
- A cup and three quarters of a cup of flour.
For decoration:
- Liquid chocolate.
Preparation:
- Mix the almonds, flour and salt until smooth, and set aside.
- Put the butter, sugar and vanilla in an electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture becomes creamy.
- Pour the mixture into a bowl, add the flour to it and stir until it becomes a cohesive dough.
- Roll the dough into a spiral shape, and put it in the refrigerator for several hours.
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius, then cut the dough into thin pieces, and place them on a baking tray.
- Bake the biscuits for ten to twelve minutes until golden.
- Leave the biscuits to cool, then decorate them with chocolate
